"All the more reason to make sure their plans never bear fruit," he murmurs. "I've got to do some investigating of my own with one of the local occult scholars. To look into what we both saw. Those symbols in the book, and... and I believe Calloway has an artifact that was tampered with by them." He can't remember if he told him this already back then, but better safe than sorry.
He looks down in muted frustration. "Getting schedules lined up is such a challenge, though, it may be some time before I do."
He's pretty sure that was the name of it -- the thing that lets Calloway restock his shop with objects from beyond the island's borders.
"And it'll be fine," he adds, steadily. "It's a complex case that'll take time to unravel. We'll all do as much as we can in the time we can, all right?"
A little bit of a foothold is all he needs. Gaeta offers steadiness, and just like that, Mulcahy feels confidence setting back in, a stern but reliable feeling.
"Right. I believe in us, no matter how much time it takes. As long as we keep moving forward."
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Date: 2024-09-24 05:28 am (UTC)"All the more reason to make sure their plans never bear fruit," he murmurs. "I've got to do some investigating of my own with one of the local occult scholars. To look into what we both saw. Those symbols in the book, and... and I believe Calloway has an artifact that was tampered with by them." He can't remember if he told him this already back then, but better safe than sorry.
He looks down in muted frustration. "Getting schedules lined up is such a challenge, though, it may be some time before I do."
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Date: 2024-09-27 09:14 pm (UTC)He's pretty sure that was the name of it -- the thing that lets Calloway restock his shop with objects from beyond the island's borders.
"And it'll be fine," he adds, steadily. "It's a complex case that'll take time to unravel. We'll all do as much as we can in the time we can, all right?"
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Date: 2024-09-28 01:41 am (UTC)"Right. I believe in us, no matter how much time it takes. As long as we keep moving forward."